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Windows 7: Can the HORRIBLE 'glass' effect be removed?

I cannot stand the so called 'glass' effect in windows 7 which draws diagonal gradients across taskbar and windows. Can't get rid of this through themes, please someone tell me there's a way to make it go away!!!

Can the HORRIBLE 'glass' effect be removed?

"Glass" effect on taskbar iconsHi all,
I installed Windows 7 for the first time over the weekend and would like to know how to remove the "glass" effect on the taskbar icons, similar to what is described in this thread:
http://www.sevenforums.com/customization/78746-can-horrible-glass-effect-removed.html
Unfortunately...

Customization

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Customization

Removing Glass effect and blur from taksbar?Hi,
im currently running the clearscreen sharp theme by k-johnson and was wondering if i decided to make my own, is it possible to remove the white lines u see behind the taskbar and the blur aswell? ive used the utilities which removes blur from the whole theme such as behind the close buttons...

Customization

windows aero glass effect problemi just recently installed windows 7 on my laptop and can't get the really cool glass effect to work. when i restarted my computer once, as soon as i logged on it said it changed to windows 7 basic, i clicked on the little link and it said there was some program running in the background that...

Customization

Photoshop CS4: Glass Effect on Text and ImagesPhotoshop CS4: Glass Effect on Text and Images
Ends up looking like this:
http://i25.tinypic.com/213gb5k.jpg
Step 1: Open Photoshop
Step 2: Open an image and write the text and/or place the picture
Step 3: Go to Layers, and duplicate the layer with the text/image

Customization

Aero and Glass effectMy aero seems to be bugged. I know it can't be a problem with my graphics card because aero works fine, usually when i modify the graphics driver (re-installing it, updating it) until i reboot my computer. When I turn my computer back on, the task bar just ends up looking a dull blue/grey colour...